desperate
/ˈdɛspərɪt/
लागिपरेको
noun
1. desperate
a person who is frightened and in need of help
"they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
adjective
1. despairing
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
"a despairing view of the world situation"
"the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"
"a desperate cry for help"
"helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
"her desperate screams"
2. do-or-die
desperately determined
"do-or-die revolutionaries"
"a do-or-die conflict"
3. desperate
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
"a desperate criminal"
"taken hostage of desperate men"
4. heroic
showing extreme courage
especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
"made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
"the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
"they took heroic measures to save his life"
5. desperate
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
"felt a desperate urge to confess"
"a desperate need for recognition"
6. dire
fraught with extreme danger
nearly hopeless
"a desperate illness"
"on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
"a dire emergency"
Synonyms
wild daring audacious determined reckless abandoned rash furious frantic despairing regardless mad desponding hapless inextricable irremediable
Antonyms
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